Washington Square News

Happy Commencement!

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

While you were here: '04 to '08

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With the chaos of graduation all this week, you've got a lot on your mind. Lucky for you, we've wrapped up the newsworthy events of your entire college career in these three handy pages. Good luck out there, kids! 2004-2005 Full House at NYU Washington Square got a celebrity jolt with the arrival of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as Gallatin freshmen in fall 2004.

Elite intellectual club inducts 3 NYU professors

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Three NYU professors have been inducted into an elite club, with previous members including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Charles Darwin. Professors Jorge Castañeda, Ronald Dworkin and Itamar Rabinovich have all been named to this year's list of new members of the American Philosophical Society.

Commencement Calendar

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

WSN's Commencement Calendar lets you know when things are going on.

Peer Educators will no longer be in dorms

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Peer Educator in Residence program will be terminated after next year, university officials said. NYU will use the funds to further fund university clubs and organizations. Student interest in the PEIR program has diminished over the years, according to Mary Langlie, assistant vice president for student affairs.

CAS sophomore wins seat on county board of education

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

CAMPUS | Adam Playford Washington Square News When rising CAS sophomore Mike Collins was in high school, every time there was a school board meeting "of consequence," he says he was there. Now, just a year later, Collins will be back at those meetings - but this time, he'll be sitting on the other side of the table.

Fun, freedom let loose at lit club

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

"There's got to be a startling, spontaneous quality to poetry and all art, I think," said Headless Society director Rachel Broderick, at the reading of the society's newest literary magazine, "The Guillotine." The Headless Society, NYU's newest creative writing group, gets their name from an Emily Dickinson quote, which was printed on the back of every copy of "The Guillotine": "If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

Golden 12 professors honored

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Last week 12 members of NYU's Faculty of Arts and Science were honored as the 2008 recipients of the College of Arts and Science Golden Dozen Awards. The Golden Dozen Awards is an annual honor recognizing tenured professors, clinical faculty and full-time language faculty who have demonstrated exceptional contributions and services to undergraduate students.

City protests police acquittal

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

CITY/STATE | Chris James Washington Square News "Police say get back, we say fight back!" chanted about 200 angry protesters outside of Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan last week. Hundreds of people around the city gathered in six different locations last Wednesday, all furious about the acquittal of three NYPD officers in the shooting death of Sean Bell.

Cuba from dusk to dawn

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Former WSN deputy photo editor Ben Norman recently returned from studying in Cuba. His photo essay explores a colorful niche in Havana culture. "El Malecon" in Havana is an 8 km stretch of cement seawall spanning from one side of the city to the other. Many people say that it's both a help and a hindrance; it protects the city and its inhabitants from weather, but prevents them from leaving the area.

Not a sports writer

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

LIFE OF ALVIN | I called one of my favorite writers a few weeks ago and told him I was writing a column on "advice for young writers." But, really, I just wanted to talk to him. When I called the Pat Jordan, I was terrified. He had just been dubbed a "national treasure" by some really important people; I could only counter that with my first grade "Principal's Honor Roll" pin.

Pearls of wisdom for your summer

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

My first summer job: I was asked to lay down a stone pathway for a neighbor while he was away on vacation. I was 12, I was stupid and I was irresponsible - and I had a deep opposition to manual labor. My neighbor came back two weeks later and saw the pile of stones sitting in his backyard, yet to be arranged into a path.

RESTAURANT REVIEW | Better than your dad's steak

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Along with the Statue of Liberty, the Chelsea Hotel and Staten Island, Prune is one of those places I've been meaning to visit since I moved to New York, but I just haven't gotten around to it. So when a friend invited me to dinner there the other night, I gladly accepted.

RECIPE BOX | Buttermilk country cake

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This recipe is adapted from Rose L. Beranbaum's "The Cake Bible," an excellent tome for all things baked. It will produce a cake that is light, tangy and excellent with berries or some homemade creme fraiche. Best of all, it's easy to make. With this recipe, I am sure that even the most lily-livered college gastrophobe can find a miracle waiting for him or her, just beyond the oven door.

In your last days in New York...

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Take one last look at some of the best places to eat around the city.

Dems all set for victory, despite Wright's antics

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

We all remember Kanye West's line during the Katrina fundraiser, the one that left Mike Myers speechless: "George doesn't care about black people." Maybe that's true, maybe it isn't, but what is evident now is that there is still a portion of America that cares immensely about black people.

Freeganism is noble but unsustainable

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

One can accuse freeganism of being many things, but inauthentic isn't one of them. Living your principles is the strongest means of legitimizing them. Some ideologies' principles are easier to exercise than others - for example, traditional Liberals need only participate in the market to endorse what they believe in, but anarchists must separate themselves from a majority culture in order to do so.

Going green with baked goods

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A well-known amphibian once said, "It's not easy being green." But for two sister bakeries, being environmentally friendly in New York City is an everyday ritual. With today's trends favoring organically grown food and environmentally conscious building materials, Birdbath Bakery and Build a Green Bakery are looking ahead.

Falling dollar brings classic pieces

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

April showers bring May flowers ... and trench coats? Yes, this spring, women are snapping up the classic trench and its modern offspring, jewel-toned trenches and coats with cropped hemlines. And the rise of the trench and other sartorial classics might not just be due to the rainy weather.